xii /In the Shadow of the Shaman

shaman is the soul of Nature.

When we share our journey, as shamans have done throughout
the ages, we are sharing sacred wisdom. Like the ancient books of
shadows handed down carefully from one person of wisdom to
another person of wisdom, we share the knowledge. We cannot share
the experience, only tell of it. The experience is yours to find.
In the Shadow of the Shaman follows the ancient tradition of
shamans, wizards, wise women, sorcerers, and sorceresses who charted
their journeys and shared the wisdom. This book is a manual, a journal,
a cookbook of sorts. It is a book of the shadows of one person travel­
ing along the path of the shaman. One person using wisdoms old and
new as traveling companions in the journeys to all the worlds of
Nature-and beyond.
It is for you to add to this book of shadows or cast it out and make
your own. The path of the shaman is the path of the Self. Only you
can map the path of your Self. So use the wisdom offered herein to
give you strength on your journey. When the reading is done, go out
and make your own wisdom in the world. Find the soul of Nature.
In the Shadow of the Shaman is a map of many levels. All worlds
are blended, separated, explored, and blended again. All the worlds
are shown here with the clarity and the chaos that mark the path of
the shaman.
May the shadows cast here encourage your own shamanic
journey-journey of the soul.

Amber Wolfe
February 1988
Wolf Moon
Savannah, Georgia